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HOLMES, Charles
1820 - 1891 (71 years) Has 2 ancestors and 38 descendants in this family tree.
1801 - 1862 (62 years)-
Name HOLMES, Charles Birth 1820 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1891 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Person ID I4233 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father HOLMES, Robert, b. Between 1794 and 1795, Moorby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1868, Boston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 74 years) Mother RICHARDSON, Susannah, b. Between 1800 and 1801, Frithville, Lincolnshire, England d. 1862, Thornton-Le-Fen, Lincolnshire, England (Age 62 years) Marriage 27 Jun 1820 Carrington, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F1889 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BAILEY, Susanna, b. 1815, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1892, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 77 years) Marriage 14 May 1839 Whaplode, Lincolnshire. England Children 1. HOLMES, Maria, b. 12 Jun 1840, Whaplode, Lincolnshire. England d. 1915, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 74 years)2. HOLMES, Sarah Ann, b. 1843, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1926, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 83 years)3. HOLMES, Mary Ann, b. 1845, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1907, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 62 years)4. HOLMES, Susanna, b. 30 Oct 1847, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1907, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 59 years)5. HOLMES, Ann, b. 28 Feb 1850, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1854, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire (Age 3 years)6. HOLMES, Robert, b. 2 May 1852, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1854, Kirton, Lincolnshire (Age 1 year)7. HOLMES, Burton, b. 5 Sep 1854, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1881, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 26 years)8. HOLMES, Elizabeth Ann, b. 17 Aug 1857, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1935, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1884 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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CHARLES HOLMES 1820-1891
Charles, son of Robert HOLMES and Susannah, was baptised at Carrington, Lincolnshire, on 16 July 1820.
(FamilySearch)
Robert HOLMES of Frithville had married Susannah RICHARDSON of Frithville, Lincolnshire, at Carrington on 27 June 1820.
(LFHS Marriage Index 1700-1837)
Charles HOLMES, a 20 year old Whaplode servant, a bachelor, son of Robert HOLMES, labourer, married 24 year old servant Susanna BAILEY of Whaplode, father's name not given, at St. Mary, Whaplode, Lincolnshire, on 14 May 1839. Witnesses were Joseph ATKINSON and Maria GREATHEAD.
(FreeReg)
(GRO June Q 1839 Holbeach 14 675)
From the 1841 census of South Holland Bank, Whaplode, Lincolnshire:
*Charles HOMES [sic], aged 20, farmer [?], born in Lincolnshire;
Susannah HOMES, aged 25, born in Lincolnshire;
Maria HOMES, aged 1, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/612/4/54/12)
The 1851 census of Church Lane, Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire:
*Charles HOLMES, head, aged 31, agricultural labourer, born at Mount Pleasant, Lincolnshire;
Susan HOLMES, wife, aged 34, born at Moulton, Lincolnshire;
Maria HOLMES, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Moulton;
Sarah HOLMES, daughter, aged 7, born at Kirton;
Mary HOLMES, daughter, aged 5, born at Kirton;
Susan HOLMES, daughter, aged 3, born at Kirton;
Ann HOLMES, daughter, aged 1, born at Kirton;
(HO107/2098/5/113)
The 1861 census of Wellington Street, Kirton, Lincolnshire:
*Charles HOLMES, head, aged 41, agricultural labourer, born at Mount Pleasant, Lincolnshire;
Susan HOLMES, wife, aged 43, born at Moulton, Lincolnshire;
Mariah HOLMES, daughter, aged 20, born at Waplode (sic), Lincolnshire;
Susan HOLMES, daughter, aged 13, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
Burton HOLMES, son, aged 6, born at Kirton;
Elizabeth HOLMES, daughter, aged 3, born at Kirton;
James HOLMES, "Son Law", aged 1 month, born at Kirton;
(RG9/2331/25/14)
The 1871 census of West Dyke Road, Frampton, Lincolnshire:
*Charles HOLMES, head, aged 50, agricultural labourer, born at Moulton, Lincolnshire;
Susan HOLMES, wife, aged 54, born at Moulton;
Burton HOLMES, son, aged 16, agricultural labourer, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HOLMES, daughter, aged 13, scholar, born at Kirton;
James HOLMES, grandson, aged 10, scholar, born at Kirton.
(RG10/3333/86/16)
Note: His daughter Mary Ann and her husband William CUTLER and their two children were living next door.
The 1881 census of Middlegate, Frampton, Lincolnshire:
*Chas. HOLMES, head, aged 60, farm labourer, born at Mount Pleasant, Lincoln;
Susan HOLMES, wife, aged 63, born at Moulton, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3213/4/1)
The 1891 census of Middlegate Road, Frampton, Lincolnshire:
*Charles HOLMES, head, 71, farm labourer, born in Lincolnshire;
Susan HOLMES, wife, aged 74, born at Moulton, Lincolnshire.
(RG12/2570/71/7)
The death of a Charles HOLMES aged 71 was registered in 1891.
(GRO June Q 1891 Boston 7a 384)
NOTES & QUERIES:
The baptism of Charles HOLMES of Mount Pleasant, Lincoln, has not been found in the parish registers of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, between 1817 and 1822.
"Mount Pleasant. In the West Fen, formerly a hamlet of Boston, to which parish it was allotted on the Inclosure. Now in the parish of Frithville. Contains 3,856 acres. Chapel erected by Inclosure Commissioner."
(History of the Fens of South Lincolnshire, by W.H. Wheeler, Appendix I)
(revised 21.03.2013)